Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Deepti Sharma’s Record Spell Powers India’s 94-Run Victory
India played Thailand in a women’s cricket match in Dubai.
India batted first and scored 159 runs.
Shafali Verma made 64 runs very quickly.
Thailand’s bowlers took several Indian wickets near the end of India’s innings.
Thailand then struggled while chasing India’s total and was dismissed for 65 runs.
Nannapat Koncharoenkai was Thailand’s best batter with 41 runs.
Deepti Sharma took three wickets without giving away any runs.
Her wickets gave her 171 in Women’s T20I cricket, moving her ahead of Thailand’s Thipatcha Putthawong.
The match was Deepti’s 150th T20I for India.
India defeated Thailand by 94 runs in their Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Group A opener in Dubai.
Shafali Verma scored 64 from 36 balls, hitting eight fours and three sixes.
India recovered from a late collapse to post 159/9 in 20 overs.
Thailand were bowled out for 65 in 16.1 overs, with captain Nannapat Koncharoenkai scoring 41.
Deepti Sharma took three wickets for no runs in her 150th T20I, reaching 171 wickets and becoming the leading Women’s T20I wicket-taker.
- Who
- India Women and Thailand Women, with standout performances from Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma and Nannapat Koncharoenkai.
- What
- India beat Thailand by 94 runs in a Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Group A match.
- When
- Sunday, August 30, 2026.
- Where
- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
- Why
- India’s 159-run total and effective bowling restricted Thailand to 65 runs.
- Result
- India Women beat Thailand Women by 94 runs.
- India score
- 159/9 in 20 overs.
- Thailand score
- 65 in 16.1 overs.
- Shafali Verma
- 64 runs from 36 balls, including eight fours and three sixes.
- Deepti Sharma’s figures
- 3 wickets for 0 runs in 1.1 overs, or seven balls.
- Deepti Sharma’s record
- 171 Women’s T20I wickets after her 150th T20I, moving ahead of Thipatcha Putthawong’s 170.
- Thailand’s top scorer
- Nannapat Koncharoenkai scored 41 runs from 48 balls.
